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Auction: 1013 - The Alexander Reid Collections of Antiqua, Cayman islands and Ceylon
Lot: 87

Ceylon 1863-66 Watermark Crown CC, Medium Thin and Slightly Soft Paper Perf. 11 1/2, 12 1d. deep blue, unused with part original gum, horizontal crease and tiny surface blemish in diadem, neither of which affects fine appearance. Extremely rare, only about three unused examples are recorded in private hands. B.P.A. Certificate (2001). S.G. 45, £3000. Photo Estimate £ 1,200-1,500

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